Google this – part I
While creating this site, I’ve been fascinated with all the behind-the-scenes stuff: the tedious hours of tinkering with code, the time spent learning PhotoShop tutorials, the fact how one missed “#” in my CSS coding will make my masthead disappear for hours, etc.
But I really enjoy learning about the site’s visitors. That’s right, I SPY on you. Actually, what I’ll sometimes do is look up an IP address to see who it belongs to. Most of the time, I don’t get any info, but sometimes it will bring up an organization’s name. So if you access this site from work and ever send us hateful mail, I’ll KNOW WHERE YOU WORK. Bwa hahahahahah!
I also like to see how people find the site. Is it a direct link from another site, a bookmark, or by Googling certain keywords? We get a report each month that lists the keywords people used to somehow end up on little ol’ Pickles & Dimes. Here are my favorites:
“Kraft Egg Noodle Dinner”
If whoever searched for this is trying to find out where to buy it, I FEEL YOUR PAIN. And if you do find it, LET US KNOW. Sanity will be restored. I will repay you with Chewels.
“Recipe for fuzzy pickles”
Um, what? And also, Ew.
“Van Halen 5150″
I’ve got to say, if you’re looking for info on VH, a site called Pickles & Dimes is probably not the best place to start.
“Cracker Barrel Dine and Dash”
Very specific, this search. Also, I’ve recently learned the phrase “dine and dash” does NOT mean eating and running because you’re in a hurry.
“Covered mousetraps”
I’m sure our story of finding just a mouse HEAD in ours sold them.
“Baseball”
Kind of a generic search, and unless you want to read about how I think Joe Buck sucks, this site probably isn’t much use to you.
“Traffic Elimination Center”
That’s right, P&D is THE #1 source for traffic-related rants illustrated with poorly drawn cartoons!
“Jim Colliton Brian Regan”
Two of the funniest comedians in the biz and they should pay us for the free advertising.
“Annoying sneezing coworker”
It’s an epidemic, apparently.
Okay, I admit I access this site through my work computer. This is only because my home PC stinks. I enjoy reading the site because it makes me laugh on some of the things that you guys write about in your blogs.
Comment by Michelle Pierce — December 7, 2006 @ 9:22 am
Not me, straight from home. And I know Keith has some kinda firewall on our stuff. Don’t know what kind of info you get from us. Probably something strange like ‘Annoyingly Invincible’ would be like him.
Comment by Christine — December 12, 2006 @ 1:38 pm